Ski Durability PSA

SchoessBuy the ski that the buzzfeed quiz said you are spiritually closest to

maaatttWhat does handmade skis mean

Newsheepersthey handmake it

maaatttWho is they

And how else do y'all think skis are made

**This post was edited on Mar 28th 2023 at 11:02:53am

SchoessBuy the ski that the buzzfeed quiz said you are spiritually closest to

AlmostCooler“Stop obsessing over durability” is some privileged ass shit to say. I’m a broke college student who pays for every cent of his own gear. I’m also good enough to break shit regularly, but not good enough to get gear for free. I’d wager there are a LOT of people on NS in this same boat.

This is why the durability conversation matters. Companies will not tell you straight up “we’re not as durable as competitor x”. This forum is the ideal place to crowdsource information and gather a general idea of what breaks quickly and what doesn’t.

Of course, take what you see here with a grain of salt. You don’t have all the info, and just because a ski breaks doesn’t mean it wasn’t durable in the first place. I broke a pair of on3ps this year and I’ll still tout their durability to anyone who will listen.

related: buy moment and on3p

maaatttWho is they

And how else do y'all think skis are made

**This post was edited on Mar 28th 2023 at 11:02:53am

SchizoSkierBro is the dean of durability 💀

PimpChimpinAren’t you the dude saying Vishnus aren’t durable?

Plymouthfreeskiiski boards don't break

Newsheepersew

Plymouthfreeskiiuncultured

Newsheepersdon't like your own comment sir, and ski boards are fot fat ass people who can't ski

maaatttWhat does handmade skis mean

AlmostCooler“Stop obsessing over durability” is some privileged ass shit to say. I’m a broke college student who pays for every cent of his own gear. I’m also good enough to break shit regularly, but not good enough to get gear for free. I’d wager there are a LOT of people on NS in this same boat.

This is why the durability conversation matters. Companies will not tell you straight up “we’re not as durable as competitor x”. This forum is the ideal place to crowdsource information and gather a general idea of what breaks quickly and what doesn’t.

Of course, take what you see here with a grain of salt. You don’t have all the info, and just because a ski breaks doesn’t mean it wasn’t durable in the first place. I broke a pair of on3ps this year and I’ll still tout their durability to anyone who will listen.

related: buy moment and on3p

hi_vis360All of this has been said before but I’ve been seeing a lot of kooky posts about durability on here recently so I guess people need to be reminded

IF YOU SKI PARK EVERY DAY YOUR SKIS ARE GOING TO BREAK.

Doesn’t matter what brand they are it will happen eventually. There are I think 2 factories that make edges so they aren’t that different between brands.

Skis that are mass produced in a large factory will have slightly worse quality control than handmade skis, so the potential for defects is higher. But some mass produced skis are great! it’s just more variable when you buy from a big company because there are fewer sets of eyes on each ski, and one small fuck up in the factory can become a huge fuck up because of the scale. Some K2s are good, some are bad, same goes for faction line etc., Vishnu is in the same boat. Design plays a small role, if you do buy a budget ski it will likely be worse.

Smaller companies like on3p are more consistent, but not necessarily superior. You get what you pay for.

Some people are harder on skis than others. I skied with guys growing up that broke shit all the time. I’m lighter on my feet and don’t ski park all the time so my skis last longer. Just the way it is.

And finally, enough of this “I have X days on these skis and they look like THIS” shit. We don’t know what you were doing on each of those days. You could take the most bomber skis and do huge disasters and 4s on for 5 days straight and they would be toast. Or you could be doing mellow swaps and jumps for 60 days and they would look mint. Number of days means nothing.

Ive seen every brand of ski get called out for being not durable on this website. Everybody is just sharing their personal experience, which can vary wildly. So your best bet is to go and support a company that releases content that you like and is supporting the newschool community, and stop obsessing over durability.

SchoessBuy the ski that the buzzfeed quiz said you are spiritually closest to

BradFiAusNzCoCaPeople don’t realize that technically every ski is handmade. It’s just varying degrees of attention and detail

msgand materials and processes and designs and constructions

hi_vis360All of this has been said before but I’ve been seeing a lot of kooky posts about durability on here recently so I guess people need to be reminded

IF YOU SKI PARK EVERY DAY YOUR SKIS ARE GOING TO BREAK.

Doesn’t matter what brand they are it will happen eventually. There are I think 2 factories that make edges so they aren’t that different between brands.

Skis that are mass produced in a large factory will have slightly worse quality control than handmade skis, so the potential for defects is higher. But some mass produced skis are great! it’s just more variable when you buy from a big company because there are fewer sets of eyes on each ski, and one small fuck up in the factory can become a huge fuck up because of the scale. Some K2s are good, some are bad, same goes for faction line etc., Vishnu is in the same boat. Design plays a small role, if you do buy a budget ski it will likely be worse.

Smaller companies like on3p are more consistent, but not necessarily superior. You get what you pay for.

Some people are harder on skis than others. I skied with guys growing up that broke shit all the time. I’m lighter on my feet and don’t ski park all the time so my skis last longer. Just the way it is.

Pickleskier_I will say that some ski are just plain built to a higher standard. All of these “core” freestyle brands like Vishnu just don’t build skis very well. Whereas a company like icelantic who has 1 freestyle ski and focuses on powder skis produce them to a higher quality. Any ski will get destroyed. IMO it’s how they get destroyed. Vishnus and lines do fine until they practically explode. On the other hand ON3Ps or icelantics will slowly fade away

Pickleskier_I will say that some ski are just plain built to a higher standard. All of these “core” freestyle brands like Vishnu just don’t build skis very well. Whereas a company like icelantic who has 1 freestyle ski and focuses on powder skis produce them to a higher quality. Any ski will get destroyed. IMO it’s how they get destroyed. Vishnus and lines do fine until they practically explode. On the other hand ON3Ps or icelantics will slowly fade away

weatcoastI’ve manually ripped those 2 skis apart underfoot and it was always way way way harder to get the V’s to come apart, those things are bonded extremely well.

hi_vis360Ngl dude I think it’s kind of hilarious to call someone privileged and then say that you only buy skis that cost like 900 dollars. I buy my own shit too. I also don’t really buy into the whole “broke college student” narrative, you’re getting a high level education that will probably lead to a high paying career and you get to go ski, that is a very privileged lifestyle in the grand scheme of things.

I agree that companies like on3p have slightly more consistent durability, but it might not be worth the investment for all skiers.

msgand materials and processes and designs and constructions

hi_vis360Nah dawg, this is exactly the type of kooky post I’m talking about. “Core” has absolutely nothing to do with durability, jets are made in the same factory as icelantics

McDanielspriteBut they have durability issues.(not gen 2s) but gen 3s snap like a mf

SpicyKIt took me 3 weeks to break the new line traveling circus skis